Karen Bradshaw

Reimagining the human relationship with nature

The fate of humans and animals are inexorably intertwined; we breathe the air in which birds fly and drink the water in which fish swim.

The fate of humans and animals are inexorably intertwined; we breathe the air in which birds fly and drink the water in which fish swim.

The fate of humans and animals are inexorably intertwined; we breathe the air in which birds fly and drink the water in which fish swim.

The fate of humans and animals are inexorably intertwined; we breathe the air in which birds fly and drink the water in which fish swim. The fate of humans and animals are inexorably intertwined; we breathe the air in which birds fly and drink the water in which fish swim. The fate of humans and animals are inexorably intertwined; we breathe the air in which birds fly and drink the water in which fish swim.

Biodiversity law, reimagined from the ground up.

Biodiversity law, reimagined from the ground up.

She wrote a legal brief for an elephant. She helped with the effort to ban octopus farming in the United States. She invented a legal theory now used in countries around the world — one that lets wildlife own property. She is using law to help nature.

A woman with blonde hair sitting on a leather armchair, smiling and resting her chin on her hand, in a room with a bookshelf behind her and wearing leopard print high heels and green pants.

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Current Projects

Book cover titled 'Wildlife as Property Owners' by Karen Bradshaw. The cover features a bison standing in a grassy plain under a cloudy sky.
A book cover titled 'National Parks: Doubling Down on America's Best Idea' by Karen Bradshaw. The cover features a scenic illustration of a mountain landscape with snow-capped peaks, an erupting geyser, tall pine trees, a river, and a bison in the foreground.
Book cover titled "Wildfire Policy: Law and Economics Perspectives," edited by Karen M. Bradshaw and Dean Lueck, featuring a forest fire with charred trees and smoke.
A tall tree with sparse, yellowish-brown leaves and a cloudy sky in the background.

Radically Reimagining

A winding river flows through a green valley nestled between steep, rocky mountains. The landscape is lush and covered in grass, with small farm buildings near the bottom of the image. Clouds hover over the peaks of the mountains, creating a misty atmosphere.

The Law of the River

A campfire burning on the ground with mountains and a darkening sky in the background.

Fire Mountain

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Radically Reimagining:

The Human Relationship with Nature

Founder & Director

The environmental crises we face aren't just scientific problems, they're failures of imagination. Radically Reimagining is an initiative that brings together thinkers, makers, and advocates to co-create new and better futures for how humans relate to the natural world through legal futurism.

Not incrementally. Radically.

Upcoming Appearances

The North, South, East, West Book Tour

I'm taking my work on the road! Join me at events across the country as we explore what it means to radically reimagine our relationship with nature. From intimate readings to major lectures, these events are designed to connect, inspire, and invite you into a new way of thinking.